Edgar Santana

• Certify security clearances while maintaining internal policy and helping create standard operating procedures.
• Interview applicants to ensure they can pass the Top-Secret clearance process by administration investigations.
• Investigate security infractions, provide information guidance, and assist recruiters in completing clearance paperwork, reviewing paperwork, and processing for submission to the Government.
• Maintain (JPAS) Joint Personnel Adjudication System records, which is the Department of Defense's official personnel security clearance database management system.
• Obtain records and analyze background information to evaluate an individual’s credibility for assignment of clearance levels for placement in military positions.
• Conduct one-on-one interviews with assigned individuals.
• Make referral appointments for individuals per DOD guidelines and instructions as needed.
• Assist with administrative tasks, ensuring data entry was complete and accurate.
• Scheduled and managed the workload calendar for team assignments in accordance with mission performance metrics.
• Complete a comprehensive approach to conducting personal, in-depth trainee interviews to identify and clarify indicators of an individual's suitability or reliability for critical careers and their ability to obtain a Top Secret or special access security clearance.
• Evaluate the trainee's qualifications for holding a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Adhere to the Federal Adjudicative Standards, ability to demonstrate loyalty, reliability, trustworthiness, and overall suitability for handling classified information.
• Provide a detailed recommendation to the Government, with findings and conclusions regarding the trainee's qualifications.
• Make Referrals to the Behavioral Analysis Section (BAS) for comprehensive evaluation when applicable.
• Conduct daily briefing presentation for up to 40 trainees regarding the sensitive skills interview process and the criteria for the top-secret clearance requirements.

· Executed the mission of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) of enforcing the controlled substance laws and regulations of the United States.

· Spearheaded approximately 100 independent reviews of all my recorded video footage for the United States Marshals Service and properly labeled video recordings such as title, FID numbers, and retention category for identification.

· Initiated over 100 video recordings using the Body Worn Camera as a criminal investigator with the U.S. Marshals Service in accordance with USMS Policy Directive 2.11, Body Worn Cameras.

· Actively engaged in the Witness Security Program, providing security and safety for government witnesses and their authorized family members, whose lives are in danger because of their cooperation with the U.S. government.

· Applied knowledge of the Axon database to properly document and categorize video footage and upload it into the cloud-based video retention system.

· Knowledge of the operation of the BWC equipment, features, activation and deactivation parameters, procedures for uploading BWC recordings to the USMS system, policy considerations, procedural applications, and other lesson plans to include use of force, legal authorities, first/third party considerations, operational planning, and human performance.

· Required to wear and activate BWC in accordance with USMS policy and deactivate the BWC during enforcement operations and planned arrests.

· Investigated state and local fugitives with offenses involving homicide, kidnapping, sexual assault, armed robbery, extortion, arson, burglary, home invasion, carjacking, drug crimes, sex offenses, white collared crimes, organized crimes, human smuggling, prison escapees, weapon offenses, gang-related crimes, aggravated assault with deadly weapons, crimes against persons, and obstructions of justice.

· Mastered several features on the Axon Body 3 Camera, including the device inventory, shared evidence, imported evidence, export results, messages, video footage evidence, cases, advance search, and system administration.

· Facilitated all tasks assigned regardless of complexity and adaptable to new database systems to meet all deadlines.

· Remote work experience possessing self-motivation, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, time and task management, and the ability to work alone proficiently.

· Served as primary lead case agent in enforcement investigations for 16 years while managing a sizable caseload in obtaining the facts and evidence needed to establish the elements of criminal activity. Used various investigative techniques to secure evidence, including interviews of third-party witnesses, fixed and mobile surveillance, executing search warrants, subpoenaing bank records, and reviewing financial data.

· Investigated and responded to 5 federal prisoner deaths, 5 jail escapes, 4 Prisoner Rape Elimination Act (PREA) investigations, 50 prisoner assaults, 5 allegations of jail staff misconduct, and 10 tort claims; prepared investigative reports and developed district-wide procedures and strategies.

· Conducted over 16 complex facility inspections involving multiple federal and state agencies facilities regarding healthcare, security and control, safety and sanitation, services and programs, restrictive housing, evacuations, and emergency plans where there is an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) contract.

· Collaboratively worked with the Asset Forfeiture Financial Investigator (AFFI) to conduct 6 seizure operations and take possession of assets subjected to forfeiture.

· Worked with the District Asset Forfeiture Coordinator (DAFC) to execute over 80 service of process, maintain chain of custody, maintenance, management, and disposal of seized and forfeited assets.

· Protected the nation’s public health and safety against acts of terrorism, espionage, or foreign aggression– with moderate autonomy and the ability to negatively impact or damage national security.

· Ensured the safety of the Federal Judiciary and other court officers; maintained order during court proceedings; maintained the security of deliberating and sequestered juries for over 20 years.

· Responded to emergency situations such as civil disturbances, terrorist incidents, hostage situations, and natural disasters on 4 occasions for violation of Federal law or Federal property was being endangered.

· Developed facts and evidence in over 200 cases by utilizing a wide range of investigative techniques such as developing and exploiting leads, subject and witness interviews, investigative research and analysis, physical evidence searches, cultivation and use of informants, physical and electronic surveillance in 16 + years.

· Gathered, evaluated, and analyzed facts, evidence, and intelligence information from various sources and identified trends.

· Conducted extensive review and analysis of records acquired by subpoenas, prepared affidavits, obtained court orders, search and arrest warrants, and prepared detailed investigative reports.

· Presented clear, convincing court testimony in 4 complex cases. Mentored 6 junior investigators as their field training officer in investigations and court security. Transported over 60 prisoners, processed over 200 prisoners, produced over 300 prisoners in court, and maintained custody of prisoners during court proceedings.

· Coordinated the receiving, discharging, and transportation of Marshals Service prisoners, Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation Services (JPATS) between Districts and the Bureau of Prison (BOP) facilities on 30 occasions.

· Abided by the applicable records retention schedules for records generated by the USMS using BWCs by complying with the Federal Records Act, Freedom of Information Act, and the Privacy Act of 1974.

· Maintained program management and oversight responsibility of the USMS BWCP to ensure compliance with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and USMS BWC policies and procedures, including recordkeeping and USMS records dissemination.

· Knowledge of BWCP random reviews for the purposes of program compliance and to ensure accuracy in reporting are conducted, and responsible for documenting the inquiries by tagging the footage appropriately as a Random Review in the Video Review System (VRS).

· Proficient in using Teams software for attending work meetings and utilizing Zoom software for scheduled remote court proceedings.

· Led as an acting supervisor on 12 occasions over 15 years, overseeing 14 deputy marshals and 6 administrative staff, ensuring employee scheduling was complete, meeting task deadlines, and daily duties were accomplished.

· Team leader for 6 fugitive roundup operations from 2008-2018 by investigating, locating, managing team members, and organizing team in apprehending wanted fugitives as part of a multi-agency task force.

· Case Agent in charge of managing over 200 investigations, ensuring thorough and effective investigative analysis.

· Led 6 sex offender enforcement roundups along with state, local, tribal, and territorial authorities in the location and apprehension of non-compliant and fugitive sex offenders.

· Spearheaded 4 (OCDETF) Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force initiatives to combat transnational organized crime and reduce the availability of illicit narcotics in the nation by using a prosecutor-led, multi-agency approach to enforcement.

· Led 4 teams in multiple nationwide initiatives with multi-agency efforts such as Operation Violence Reduction, Operation We Will Find You, Operation Triple Beam, and Operation Falcon, which focused on a national missing child operation of critically missing children, violent offenders related to murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, assault causing bodily injury, gang-related violence, and netted over 400 arrests in a citywide and regional fugitive apprehension effort.

· Team leader for over 15 protection details of judiciary officials, federal judges, supreme court justice, federal judge conferences, naturalization ceremonies, judiciary and dignitary events, high-threat prisoner moves, high-threat trials, witness protection members, civil disturbances, and the physical security protection of the federal courthouse.

· Team Leader for over 2 years while assigned to court operations, served as a mediator between employees and supervisors to address and remedy daily problems, issues, and concerns to create a stress-free work environment and present new ideas.

· Volunteered for high school career day.

· Volunteered for U.S. Marshals Service National Night Out.

· Volunteered for federal courthouse high school student’s mock trial.

. Volunteered for numerous Fallen Heroes Law Enforcement run.